Does anyone know of a good alternative to the old version of Bloomberg.com? I don't have a 'paid' quote service as I'm not trading actively (I'm a hedge fund investor). I hate the new version. I'm looking to see the movements of the major markets in semi-real time, currencies, pre-market movements in metals, futures, etc., major commodities, etc. Any suggestions on a similar site that has a lot of data on it's home page? Please advise and thanks!
Yes, the old "old" version of Bloomberg is gone. You can still get a version with somewhat of a black backdrop, but it is still the new Bloomberg.
Click 'Go to the old version of Bloomberg.com' at the lower left corner... As to pre-open futures, http://CME.com is convenient.
Here are the choices: http://i53.tinypic.com/2h5qqs0.png -- if OP doesn't like either, he can call Mike Bloomberg...
Works for me. Maybe because the very first day they switched to that ugly orange thing I figured out how to Noir it. Or perhaps because I'm using Firefox.